Eugene vinogradov



July 24, 1928.

E. VINOGRADOV AUTOMATIC NEWSPAPER VENDING MACHINE Filed March 24; 1927INVENTOR El/GL-"NE' ZVVOGRADOV yalw 12% ATTORNEY Patented July 24, 1928.

UNITED STATES EUGENE VINOGBADOV, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMATIC NEWSPAPER-VENDING MACHINE.

Application filed March 24, 1927. Serial No. 177,944.

My invention relates to automatic newspaper vending machines and has aparticular reference to machines in which one newspaper at a time isreleased for delivery, this release being controlled by a coin.

The object of my invention is to provide a machine adapted to contain anumber of newspapers which can be automatically released, one at a time,when a suitable coin or a number of coins of a predetermined aggregateweight are dropped in a slot.

With this arrangement my machine can be adjusted for coins of differentdenomination or number according to market prices of the newspapers.

My invention is more fully described in the accompanying specificationand drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my machine,Fig. 2 is a detailed view of a delivering mechanism, Fig. 3 is a partialview of same, Fig. 4 is a partial plan view of same, Fig. 5 is anelevation of a coin operating mechanism, and Fig. 6 is a partial view ofthe mechanism for closing coin slot when the machine is empty.

My machine comprises a housing 1 with a chamber 2 for newspapers 3. Thehousing and the chamber are open from the side and the housing isprovided with a side covor (which is shown removed in Fig. 1). Thenewspapers are pressed towards the rear of the housing by means of acompression plate 4 attached to lazy tongues 5 with springs 6. Thepapers rest against a short plate 7 at the top of the housing. The loweredges of the papers slide over the bottom plate of the chamber 2. At therear end they are separated by blocks or ribs 8 on an endless belt 9,preferably made of an elastic material such as rubber. The belt 9 isplaced on pulleys 10 rotating on shafts 11. The ribs 8 are spaced inaccordance with the thickness of the newspapers, so that only onenewspaper fits in the space between two consecu tive ribs.

The last newspaper rests in a space between a retaining arm 12 and aclamping lug 13. These members are rotatively mounted on a shaft 14. Thearm 12 is kept in the operating position by means of a spring 15attached with one end to a bar 16 and with the other end to ahub 18 ofthe arm 12 by means of a flexible wire or chain 17. The hub 1.8 isprovided with a lug 19 resting against the bar 16 and retaining the arm12 in its operating position.

The lug 13 rotates independently on the shaft 14 and is connected withthe hub 18 by means of a spring 20. A pin 21 retains the lug 13 in anoperating position.

The hub 18 has an extension 22 on which a pinion 23 is rotativelymounted. The ex tension wheel 22 has slots 24 for rollers 25 forming aone way clutch. When the hub and the arm 12 rotate to the right (Fig.then the rollers become wedged in the slots 24 causing rotation of thepinion. With the return movement of the arm the rollers are pushed inthe enlarged ends of the slots 24 thereby releasing the wheel. 22 fromthe engagement with the pinion 23.

The pinion 23 is in mesh with a gear 26 attached to the pulley 10. Thelug 13 has a hook 26 for a flexible cable 27 the other end of which isattached to an operating bar 28 which slides in a bearing 29. A spring30 is placed on the bar 28 between the hearing 29 and a collar 31 andtends to push the bar to the right. A collar 32 retains the bar 28 inthe extreme right or inoperating position.

An inclined chute 33 is provided for the newspapers with rollers 34.Rollers 35 and 36 are connected together with an endless belt 37. Theroller 35 is also connected by an endless belt 38 with a pulley 39connected with a pinion 40 which is in mesh with a rack 41 on theoperating bar 28.

The chute 33 extends outside of the housin 1 through a window 42 and hasan upturned edge 43 to retain the delivered newspapers.

The bar 28 is provided with a handle 44 which may be made in the form ofan eye or hook for the operators fiinger.

A slot 45 for the coins is provided in the front wall of the housing 1.This slot may be covered from inside with a swinging plate 46 mounted ona pin 47 and connected with a wire 48. A pulley 49 supports this wire atthe corner. The other end of the wire is connected with a sliding block50 adapted to be operated by the upper edge of the pressing plate 4,when the last newspaper has been delivered.

The coin from the slot 45 drops on a plate or cup 51 which is rotativelymounted an a pin 52 supported on end of a rocker arm. 53. A spring fiattends ta heap the cup in an opemtin e position, in which it it; retainedby a lag 55 on the arm 53. The

arm is rotativel mounted on a shaft r56.

ll other end is pivotally connected with a lag); This; lug can :lreelyswing to the right hut is; prevented from H'lOVlllgtO the left by aprojection 58 resting against the arm The lug 55 hangs:rerticallyongragiru: with ita lower end a notch 59 in the har 528. ithoary sliding: bushing is placed on the rocker arm fiil in order toproride the necessary weight to keep the cup will. up. 3y zuljuatinp;the weight and the @(Kviliifitt at the hnehiuir the whole device may hemade to tilt to the left when the required. weight in coins; rap 5i.

ln itsoperatinsr position the lugli'l' prevents; the hill 95:? fromhiring pulled to the let'tl the log; 5? ltlSilll'lQ against a stationaryliar til. i i

The ha r t'urther provided with a rack 2 engaging a pinion ($53. Thispinion is: rotativcly mounted on a aha-it [l t and has a rain or iugr(35. gage ahloclt (l6 fivotally attached to the cup with a pivot (37.'llhie block has an eXten-T nioatiti resting against the hinge portionof the cup, to that when the lJlOCh'. presaedto the right ittilte thecup to the left and when it in pressed to the left it mtatea itreelywithout engaging the cap. it. sliding box is placed under the cup 51 forcoins, This hm: iden-toil on rails ill alutcz m-he removed iron; theside of the lmuaing when the eide cover it; removed.

'lhe opt-nation o'l' my machine is an follows:

The coin from the elot 4L dro f on the cup til, calming the arm {33 toswing; to thelett releasing the her The latter is then pulled. outinserting linger in the eye at. 'ljhe racl: ($52 will turn the pinion(it calming the lug (35 to strike the block till, "l hitshloclt throughits lug- (58 will press on the cup 51 tilting it to the left andspilling the coin into the box 69. Upon reinoral o'tthe linger from theeye 4:41: the bar under action oil the spring :30 returns; to its;inoperating position, until the lug 57 drops in the slot 59 looking thebar 28.

The pinion {33 will rotate during return nun'enlent of the bar and thecam will atrilo. the other eideot the hloclc (it), swinging same awayilTUlll the ruphl. Upon connpl lion o i" this movement the ram and theblock will return to their original positions at shown in Fig. ft

H henthe liar ittl is pulled out ita rear end pulls the wire 2? causingrotation oil? the tug;

until it clamps the lower edge of one newspaper against the arm 12.FY0111 this moment the arm 1? will also rotate pulling the paper awayfrom under the plate 6. Thin rotation continues;tor about 150 or 189degrees: when the arm 32 talcca position in-- deposited on the This lugis adapted to 011- dicatcd with dotted line in Fig. 12. Due to the sharptrendingaction the paper will es- 4!. i .li 9 A tape LIOIII under the canip 1o, tailing on t io rollers in the trough 32h as shown with dottedlines in Fig. 1.

These rollereltlfi and 36) are rotatedv hy the belts 37 and 38 from thepinion -10 which rotates while the har 28 is being pulled out. Therotating rollers will cause further movement Oil the paper until itreaches the end of thechute 33 against the stop 43.

The aiun 1.21 turningtothe right, will also rotate the pinion 23 and thegear 26. The gear ratio is ouch that when; the arm 12 makes toll swing,the gear 26 turns the Wheel 10 for an angle sutlicient to more the belt10 tor a distance equal to the spacing be tween the ribs 8. This actionwill cause the whole pile of papers to advance for a .distance equal tothe space between the ribs or a thickness of one paper. A retainingsegment 7]., l3 1g. (alsoshown with dotted lines in lligz. prevents thelaat paper from sliding; oil the belt 9, until. the arm andthe lug 13return in their original position, when the last paper will slide in thespace between the arm 12 and the log 13.

Every time when the coin (or several coine according to the adjustmentof the weight of the arm is dropped in theslot, one paper is releasedand .may he removed by pulling the arm 28' No paper'can he reziuovedwhen there is; no coin in the cup 51.

llith the removalfloi: the last paper the plate 4: will press ontlnueliding loloclt 50, pulling the string 48 and turning the swingingplate to until it covers the slot, preventlog the posssihility ofdepositing any more coins. The plate {l6 has a suitable sign, such asthe word lllinpty which shows through the elot when the latter isclosed.

I]T\1')OLi'&l]ii advantage Oil myanachine is that it; entirelyautoniaticand positive in its action, can he adjueted to operate with anydenomination or amount of coins, and can't he left withoutany attentionuntil the steel; of papers in it is exhausted.

I claim as my intention:

11.. In an automatic newspaper vending machine, tllC COHIlJlUHtlQIl witha housing of a n'leans to hold a cflurality ot folded papers in saidhousing, means ton'ianually clamp the lower edge of the last paper andto manually rotate eairl clamping meansthereby releasing said lastpaperfrom eaid holding means, means to more the reetojl the papers for adistance of one paper during said rotative movement,means to prevent therelease of the next to the lastpzitpcr, a plurality of rollers adaptedto conduct the released paper to theoutside or said housing, and meansto rotale aaid rollers, i c

said housing, an endless belt, pulleys supoperating connection betweensaid manual porting said belt, ribs on the outside of said rotatingmeans and said belt, and means to 10 belt, said belt being mounted insaid housing deliver said paper to the outside of said under saidpapers, said ribs being spaced so housing.

; as to separate individual papers, means to Signed at New York in thecounty of New clamp the last paper, means to manually ro- York and Stateof New York this 21st day tate said clamping means thereby removing ofMarch A. D. 1927. a the last paper from said holding means, an EUGENEVINOGRADOV.

